Penn is an area which is divided between the City of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district. The population of the Wolverhampton Ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,718.[1] Originally, it was a village in the historic county of Staffordshire. There is considerable confusion about exactly which areas fall within Penn. In 19th century censuses, Merry Hill, Bradmore are understood to form part of Penn, although these areas are generally understood to be separate today. However, there has never been any doubt that the two historic settlements of Upper and Lower Penn form the core of the area.
Most of Penn is served by National Express West Midlands 15/ 15A (Wolverhampton - Kingswinford - Merry Hill Shopping Centre) and 16 (Wolverhampton - Wombourne - Stourbridge) and Diamond Bus 64 (Wolverhampton - Penn, Wakeley Hill). Warstones Road is served by the 4 (which starts from Pendeford) and operates via the City Centre, Bradmore and Merridale.
Services 16 is based on a former Midland Red bus route. Local service 2 connects the Warstones housing estate with the City Centre and Bushbury. The wide junctions at Mount Road and Springhill Lane date back to trolleybus services, these being the turning points for the service. Older residents still refer to the area located at the Springhill Lane shops as "the terminus".
- ^ "Wolverhampton Ward population 2011". Retrieved 20 December 2015.